Africa-wide adoption of digitisation crucial to AfCFTA’s success – Expert
July 12, 2021
For the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to achieve its main objectives of creating a single market for goods and services, promote industrial development and sustainable and inclusive socio-economic growth, African governments have been advised to embrace digitisation heavily.
Eric Osiakwan, the Managing Partner of Chanzo Capital, gave the advice when he spoke at a Business Executive Breakfast Series organised by MTN themed
‘Accelerating SME Growth and Development: The Role of Digitisation’.
“Digital breaks barriers, digital solves corruption, digital creates enablement, and digital creates effectiveness and efficiency. So, there are so many benefits that if governments put their heads to – and begin to drive their economies toward – digitisation, it is going to create a strong, enabling environment that drives a lot of the entrepreneurship needed; which will creat